A Survivor at Every Rink: Chicago Blackhawks
November 17, 2013
Chicago, IL. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! University of Chicago lung cancer survivor, and sports enthusiast, Meghan O'Brien will represent Team Draft at the United Center in Chicago. Meghan and her Team will witness, the defending Stanley Cup champion, Chicago Blackhawks take on the San Jose Sharks.
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Team Draft has worked with the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer program, during October and November, to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness about lung cancer on a local, national, and international level. Each game and each survivor’s story, weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.
Thank you NHL, Chicago Blackhawks, the University of Chicago Cancer Center, and Billy Nash for joining forces with Team Draft to make this experience possible.
About Hockey Fights Cancer:
Hockey Fights Cancer™ is an initiative founded in December 1998 by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association to raise money and awareness for hockey's most important fight. To date, through the NHL's US and Canadian charitable foundations, more than $12.8 million has been raised under the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative to support national and local cancer research institutions, children's hospitals, player charities and local cancer organizations. The Hockey Fights Cancer program is also a component of the NHL's "Biggest Assist Happens Off the Ice" campaign - the League's long-standing tradition of addressing important social issues in North America and around the world.
The Hockey Fights Cancer program is supported by NHL Member Clubs, NHL Alumni, the NHL Officials' Association, Professional Hockey Trainers and Equipment Managers, corporate marketing partners, broadcast partners and fans throughout North America